- ReleaseProduct
- Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 271 & 456
- Artist
- Kristian Bezuidenhout, Freiburger Barockorchester
- Label
- Harmonia Mundi
- Catalogue Number
- HMM902332
- Release Date
- September 2, 2022
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The origins of these concertos, performed here by Kristian Bezuidenhout, may each be traced to a woman. The so-called “Jeunehomme” Concerto, K. 271, a vehicle for rather unexpected musical daring, could instead take its nickname from the work’s dedicatee: the piano virtuoso Louise Victoire Jenamy, daughter of Mozart’s old friend, the dancer Noverre. As for K. 456, cast in a more traditional mould yet so elaborate and seductive, it was apparently composed for Maria Theresia von Paradis, a blind pianist acclaimed throughout Europe. Two works distinctly different in character, while somehow being aptly complementary…
Digital Tracklist
- 1 Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": I. Allegro 10:33
- 2 Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": II. Andantino 11:28
- 3 Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": III. Rondeau. Presto 10:52
- 4 Piano Concerto No. 18 In B-Flat Major, K. 456: I. Allegro vivace 12:04
- 5 Piano Concerto No. 18 In B-Flat Major, K. 456: II. Andante un poco sostenuto 9:46
- 6 Piano Concerto No. 18 In B-Flat Major, K. 456: III. Allegro vivace 8:23